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[H.R. 3660 Reported in House (RH)]





                                                 Union Calendar No. 372

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3660

                          [Report No. 104-703]

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                                 A BILL

To make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
              and Facilities Act, and for other purposes.

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                             July 24, 1996

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
                                                 Union Calendar No. 372
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3660

                          [Report No. 104-703]

To make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
              and Facilities Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 1996

  Mr. Hansen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

                             July 24, 1996

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
              and Facilities Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reclamation Recycling and Water 
Conservation Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. WATER RECYCLING PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 1615, 1616, and 1617 as 
        sections 1631, 1632, and 1633, respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after section 1614 the following new 
        sections:

``SEC. 1615. NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the North San Diego County 
Area Water Recycling Project, consisting of projects to reclaim and 
reuse water within service areas of the San Elijo Joint Powers 
Authority, the Leucadia County Water District, the City of Carlsbad, 
and the Olivenhain Municipal Water District, California.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1616. CALLEGUAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RECYCLING PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the Calleguas Municipal 
Water District Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the 
service area of the Calleguas Municipal Water District in Ventura 
County, California.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1617. CENTRAL VALLEY WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the Central Valley Water 
Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service areas of 
the Central Valley Reclamation Facility and the Salt Lake County Water 
Conservancy District in Utah.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1618. ST. GEORGE AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the St. George Area Water 
Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service area of the 
Washington County Water Conservancy District in Utah.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1619. WATSONVILLE AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of Watsonville, California, is authorized to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of the Watsonville Area Water Recycling 
Project to reclaim and reuse water in the Pajaro Valley in Santa Cruz 
County, California.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1620. SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the Southern Nevada Water 
Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service area of the 
Southern Nevada Water Authority in Clark County, Nevada.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1621. ALBUQUERQUE METROPOLITAN AREA WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE 
              STUDY.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the city 
of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is authorized to participate in the 
Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Study to 
reclaim and reuse industrial and municipal wastewater and reclaim and 
use naturally impaired ground water in the Albuquerque metropolitan 
area.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1622. EL PASO WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the El Paso Water 
Reclamation and Reuse Project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the 
service area of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board, El 
Paso, Texas.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1623. RECLAIMED WATER IN PASADENA.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the City of Pasadena, 
California, reclaimed water project to obtain, store, and use reclaimed 
water in Pasadena and its service area, as well as neighboring 
communities.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1624. PHASE 1 OF THE ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER RECLAMATION 
              PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of phase 1 of the Orange 
County Regional Water Reclamation Project, to reclaim and reuse water 
within the service area of the Orange County Water District in 
California.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1625. CITY OF WEST JORDAN WATER REUSE PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of West Jordan, Utah, is authorized to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of the City of West Jordan Water Reuse 
Project to recycle and reuse water in its service area from the South 
Valley Water Reclamation Facility Discharge Waters in Utah.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1626. HI-DESERT WATER DISTRICT IN YUCCA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 
              WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND REUSE FACILITY.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the Hi-Desert Water 
District in Yucca Valley, California wastewater collection and reuse 
facility.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1627. MISSION BASIN BRACKISH GROUNDWATER DESALTING DEMONSTRATION 
              PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of Oceanside, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of a 3,000,000 gallon per day expansion of the Mission 
Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting Demonstration Project in 
Oceanside, California.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1628. TREATMENT OF EFFLUENT FROM THE SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS 
              ANGELES COUNTY THROUGH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the Water 
Replenishment District of Southern California, the Orange County Water 
District in the State of California, and other appropriate authorities, 
is authorized to participate in the design, planning, and construction 
of water reclamation and reuse projects to treat approximately 10,000 
acre-feet per year of effluent from the sanitation districts of Los 
Angeles County through the city of Long Beach.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1629. SAN JOAQUIN AREA WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the San Joaquin Area Water 
Recycling and Reuse Project, in cooperation with the City of Tracy, and 
consisting of participating projects which will reclaim and reuse water 
within the County of San Joaquin in California.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).

``SEC. 1630. TOOELE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with Tooele 
City, Utah, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of the Tooele Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1631 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(1), is amended by striking out ``1614'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``1630''.
            (2) Section 1632(c) of such Act, as redesignated by 
        subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking out ``section 1617'' 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1633''.
            (3) Section 1633 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(1), is amended by striking out ``section 1616'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1632''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections in section 2 of the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 1615, 
        1616, and 1617 as items relating to sections 1631, 1632, and 
        1633, respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 1614 
        the following new items:

        ``Sec. 1615. North San Diego County Area Water Recycling 
                            Project.
        ``Sec. 1616. Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling 
                            Project.
        ``Sec. 1617. Central Valley Water Recycling Project.
        ``Sec. 1618. St. George Area Water Recycling Project.
        ``Sec. 1619. Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project.
        ``Sec. 1620. Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project.
        ``Sec. 1621. Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation 
                            and Reuse Study.
        ``Sec. 1622. El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse Project.
        ``Sec. 1623. Reclaimed Water in Pasadena.
        ``Sec. 1624. Phase 1 of the Orange County Regional Water 
                            Reclamation Project.
        ``Sec. 1625. City of West Jordan Water Reuse Project.
        ``Sec. 1626. Hi-Desert Water District in Yucca Valley, 
                            California Wastewater Collection and Reuse 
                            Facility.
        ``Sec. 1627. Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting 
                            Demonstration Project.
        ``Sec. 1628. Treatment of effluent from the sanitation 
                            districts of Los Angeles County through the 
                            City of Long Beach.
        ``Sec. 1629. San Joaquin Area Water Recycling and Reuse 
                            Project.
        ``Sec. 1630. Tooele Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project.''.

SEC. 3. APPRAISAL INVESTIGATIONS.

    Section 1603(b) of (43 U.S.C. 390h-1(b)) is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``by the Secretary or the non-
Federal project sponsor'' after ``undertaken''.

SEC. 4. FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

    Section 1604(c) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h-2(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``authorized'' and inserting ``conducted by the Secretary or 
        the non-Federal project sponsor'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``at least two 
                <DELETED>alternatives</DELETED> alternative'' after 
                ``(3)'',
                    (B) by striking ``and'' after ``measures'' and 
                inserting ``or'', and
                    (C) by inserting ``for the project under 
                consideration'' after ``reuse'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and,'' at the end;
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' at the end of 
        subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of 
        subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the 
        end the following:
                    ``(C) reduce the demand on existing Federal water 
                supply facilities<DELETED>,</DELETED>;''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the market or dedicated use for reclaimed water in 
        the project's service area; and
            ``(7) the financial capability of the non-Federal project 
        sponsor to fund its proportionate share of the project's 
        construction costs on an annual basis.''.

SEC. 5. DESALINATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

    Section 1605 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h-3) is amended--
            (1) by designating the existing text as subsection (a); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the city of Long Beach, 
the Central Basin Municipal Water District, and the Metropolitan Water 
District of Southern California may participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of the Long Beach Desalination Research and 
Development Project in Los Angeles County, California.
    ``(2) The Federal share of the cost of the project described in 
paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation or 
maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1).
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Southern Nevada 
Water Authority, may participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of the Las Vegas Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination 
Research and Development Project in Clark County, Nevada.
    ``(2) The Federal share of the cost of the project described in 
paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation or 
maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1).
    ``(d) A Federal contribution in excess of 25 percent for a project 
under this section may not be made until after the Secretary determines 
that the project is not feasible without such Federal contribution.''.

SEC. 6. SAN FRANCISCO AREA WATER RECLAMATION STUDY.

    Section 1611(c) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h-9(c)) is amended by striking 
``four'' and inserting ``five''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 1631 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h-13), as amended by section 2 of 
this Act, is amended by inserting ``(a)'' before ``There are 
authorized'' and by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) Funds may not be appropriated for the construction of any 
project authorized by this title until after--
            ``(A) an appraisal investigation and a feasibility study 
        that complies with the provisions of sections 1603(b) or 
        1604(c), as the case may be, have been completed by the 
        Secretary or the non-Federal project sponsor;
            ``(B) the Secretary has determined that the non-Federal 
        project sponsor is financially capable of funding the non-
        Federal share of the project's costs; and
            ``(C) the Secretary has approved a cost-sharing agreement 
        with the non-Federal project sponsor which commits the non-
        Federal project sponsor to funding its proportionate share of 
        the project's construction costs on an annual basis.
    ``(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall not apply to those 
projects authorized by this title for which funds were appropriated 
prior to January 1, 1996.
    ``(c) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Resources and 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 
Energy and Natural Resources and Appropriations of the Senate within 30 
days after the signing of a cost-sharing agreement pursuant to 
subsection (b) that such an agreement has been signed and that the 
Secretary has determined that the non-Federal project sponsor is 
financially capable of funding the project's non-Federal share of the 
project's costs.
    ``(d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title and 
except as provided by paragraph (2), the Federal share of the costs of 
each of the individual projects authorized by this title shall not 
exceed $20,000,000.
    ``(2) In the case of any project authorized by this title for which 
construction funds were appropriated before January 1, 1996, the 
Federal share of the cost of such project may not exceed the amount 
specified as the `total Federal obligation' for that project in the 
budget justification made by the Bureau of Reclamation for fiscal year 
1997, as contained in part 3 of the report of the hearing held on March 
27, 1996, before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.